Rudy Gay vs. Bill Melchionni Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Melchionni and Rudy Gay that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Rudy Gay

vs.

Bill Melchionni

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Bill Melchionni: 1966-67 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Bill Melchionni 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Bill Melchionni 2

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Bill Melchionni 2

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Bill Melchionni 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Bill Melchionni 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Bill Melchionni 1.4

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Bill Melchionni 1.4

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Bill Melchionni 640

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Bill Melchionni 202

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Bill Melchionni 203

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Bill Melchionni 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Bill Melchionni .412

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Bill Melchionni .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Bill Melchionni 4.6 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Bill Melchionni 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Bill Melchionni 0.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Bill Melchionni 1.1

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Bill Melchionni 18

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Bill Melchionni 7

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Bill Melchionni 11

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Bill Melchionni 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Bill Melchionni .308

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Bill Melchionni .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Bill Melchionni 2.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Bill Melchionni 3.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Bill Melchionni 1.1 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Bill Melchionni - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.